10. #99 - Shane Peterson / Ski-Doo / A bit of a wildcard this season, driver of the #99 is fast when he shows up. He’s spent a lot of time testing this year with his whole new setup and showed some solid speed mid-season. He has a ton of experience and once the sled is where it needs to be, Peterson will be too.

9. #98 - Cody Knutson / Ski-Doo / The new-kid on the block has been working to find speed this season and by our accounts, playing it cool. The #98 driver is smart and hasn’t made the rookie mistake of driving over his head. He’s a proven winner though and won’t be towards the bottom of our list much longer.

8. #355 - Matt Ritchie / Polaris /Our hunch is that the Ritchie Motorsports teams has been turning lots of laps at their practice facility since they competed in Alexandria. With a new chassis they rolled out mid-season, we’re sure they’ve been getting in dialed in and ready to rock for Round 8 of the Tour.

7. #53 - Colt Dellandrea / Arctic Cat / The #53 Arctic Cat is fast and the 23-year-old driver has no reservations when it comes to diving deep into the corners. He has a handful of heat wins but yet to make a podium appearance. We know that’s not for lack of trying and he’ll get there in due time.

6. #747 - Jordan Wahl / Polaris / If the driver of the #747 sled can shake his bad luck, he’s easily one of the fastest guys on track. His hole-shots have been solid all season, he’s led laps and earned a podium finish but lately motor gremlins have been rearing their ugly heads.

5. #61 - Beau Van Strydonk / Polaris / Could he be the hometown hero? Tomahawk’s own #61 will go for glory on his home track and has a good shot at doing it if he can get his sled to turn. Handling issues have plagued the team as of late but it would be unknown to the untrained eye as Beau has pressed on regardless.

4. #38 - Matt Schulz / Ski-Doo / While other drivers are taking time off, he’s been turning laps at the Bonnechere Cup in Ontario. He’s the oldest driver on tour but that has no effect on his ability to drive the #38 hard around the track and has given him the experience and seat time other drivers don’t have yet.

3. #58 - Cardell Potter / Ski-Doo / We’d be foolish not to have the #58 in our top three. To finish off the podium is unusual for him and his machine is one of the most consistent and reliable ones on the Tour. Talented at both leaving his competitors in the dust and catching them, he’s solid all around.

2. #13 - Nick Van Strydonk / Polaris / Current World Champ has taken a couple rounds off from podium appearances but Tomahawk is the hometown of #13 and if you don’t know by now, NVS always strives to put on a show for the fans. We think he’ll drive it hard for the home-win.

1. #220 - Gunnar Sterne / Ski-Doo / G-Money 220 is on a winning streak, going three for three in the last few rounds of TLR Cup Tour action. He has a wicked fast Ski-Doo set up by race legend Mike Houle and he looks to be getting more comfortable with every lap.